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Jul 13, 2009 13:04:13 GMT
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Well here's a story to tell.
Yesterday we went to Germany to meet Dave and see his Gulf bus. What a great guy he is and what a great van he has. We needed a new windshield and a good steering box, And Dave managed to get them for us. He sold us his own spare parts so we could continue our project.
Thanks Dave for the warm welcome and the very good parts. ;D
He also gave us the original chairs from his bus. The plan is to restore them and cover them with leather.
After all we had a great day over there and we hope to get our bus ready for the gathering next year.
Pictures of the bus in it's paint will be posted by the beginning of august I think.
Cheers, Michiel
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Jul 13, 2009 13:34:14 GMT
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Hi Michiel, was nice meeting you yesterday, glad you made it back in one piece (look after that windscreen mate) Next time we meet you´ll have the van up and running hopefully. I´ll be getting mine up and running for next year too so looks like we can organise a FK meet at RR10 Oh i editted your post above to resize the pics, they were a bit on the large size
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Jul 14, 2009 20:22:10 GMT
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hehe, thanks for resizing the pictures. Me and computers . I also have a question. Anybody ever used liquid rubber to isolate the floor of a van (sound)? I think you can make a nice even floor, on which you can glue a thin piece of plywood.
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Jul 14, 2009 20:43:18 GMT
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Hi Michiel, good progress, are you keeping the Taunus Transit name plates on the front of your bus ?
I am in two minds if I should keep them on,or take them off to confuse people more.
Been bust with the floor of my bus, painted boards the first coat of marine paint tonight, to waterproof it.
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Jul 14, 2009 20:56:42 GMT
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Hey Grizz,
We put the transit letters back on the bus after painting. I like the clean look on Dave's bus, but I want to keep it in an original condition. Still in doubt about the wheels though. keep the originals or put on some nice rims with adapters.
Cheers, Michiel
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Jul 15, 2009 17:12:04 GMT
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I have kept a set of original wheels in the roof of my house.....
But the sexy wheels on adaptors are my choice.
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Sept 23, 2009 17:58:59 GMT
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Sept 29, 2009 9:33:03 GMT
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Looking good Michiel,
not long til paint eh? ;D
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Sept 30, 2009 17:12:39 GMT
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Well done mate, you are wayyyy ahead of me. My paint will hopefully be on over the winter of 2010 after next years season.
What colours are you panning to end up with ?
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Hey Grizz,
Collors will be ocean blue and white. A little bit like dave's old splitty looked like.
We hope to finish the whole bus for the next Gathering in 2010 :-D.
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Hey another dutchman on RR?
your bus is looking good! a lick of colour and it'll be stunning!
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Last Edit: Oct 2, 2009 8:24:58 GMT by berendd
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Hey Berend, Thanks mate. As soon as it has its collors I'll post new pics. Can't be to long
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Oct 26, 2009 20:03:33 GMT
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Hello Friends, Still waiting for the bus to be painted. The guy we hired to do the job is not working very fast, that's for shure . Meanwhile we're making plans about what to do next. One of the jobs is new tires. The ones we have on it now really are dangerous with a wet road. One option is to put new tires on the excisting rims. Rims will be painted white and the covers green/chrome. Another option is this one. I still have some 16" audi A4 rims in the shed in real good condition, with tires 205/55r16. Point is that the tires are wider and less high then the original semi truck tires that are on now. My question is, if it's possible to put this size of tires on the bus. Are there big disadvantages with steering? Another question is, where can I get adapters to fit the tires??
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Finally, I've got my van back in the garage, painted and well. Unfortunately it started to rain when we unloaded the bus from the truck so I didn't had the time to make some good shots. Here are two shots from the van in the garage. Better pics will be on as soon as I have the chance to take them :-). Most important, she looks very good with the collors :-D. Cheers
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VERY RETRO, VERY NICE !
Those are lovely together.
I have cheap Chinese tyres on the bus. The trailer will have 185x15 Firestones.
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Looking sweet in those colours! Can't wait to see some proper shots. Another very cool Taunus Transit on the way Not too sure about the tyre/wheel combo. If you mean adaptors for the Audi wheels, most machine shops should be able to knock something up, but your probably better off getting something that'll fit straight on unless you're fitting alloys like Grizz. Less messing about and it'll be a lot cheaper too
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ooh, lovely colour!
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Looking sweet in those colours! your probably better off getting something that'll fit straight on unless you're fitting alloys like Grizz. Less messing about and it'll be a lot cheaper too That´s the problem with these vans Pete, there´s nothing decent that will fit straight on they have a PCD that is old Transits only which means you need PCD adapters, like Grizz´s and mine. Drop Totti a PM Michiel, he got mine and Grizz´s made but i´m not too sure if he can get any more done. Oh and nice to see it in paint, looks good mate ;D
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Last Edit: Nov 5, 2009 7:15:53 GMT by Oldbus
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Looking sweet in those colours! your probably better off getting something that'll fit straight on unless you're fitting alloys like Grizz. Less messing about and it'll be a lot cheaper too That´s the problem with these vans Pete, there´s nothing decent that will fit straight on they have a PCD that is old Transits only which means you need PCD adapters, like Grizz´s and mine. Drop Totti a PM Michiel, he got mine and Grizz´s made but i´m not too sure if he can get any more done. Oh and nice to see it in paint, looks good mate ;D Michiel, Plan "D" could be structured around Totti getting the spec and measurements for you for the front and rear adaptors (which are different ) and then letting me know...... I know someone who I will not advertise publically here in the UK, who should be able to make you a set up for very sensible money. Try Totti either way, he still seems to come on here, and commented about my bus progress this week.
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superb! i suspect someone is a very happy man!
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